Overview
These custom-engineered self-propelled nosecone maintenance work platforms have a raised height of 147″ and include a checker plate platform. Road Mode controls are mounted at floor working height on the cart, while the rail motion controls, including up and down, are mounted on the top operator platform controls. Road Mode controls include key lock, forward, reverse, and flange wheels engaged and disengaged for floor-to-rail and rail-to-floor application. The top of the platform controls include forward and reverse, up and down, and E-stop. Custom Nosecone work carts are designed to make MRO operations ergonomic and efficient for any locomotive windshield access.
Handling Specialty can design/build custom work & maintenance platforms for various applications that require safe, robust, and reliable access to difficult-to-reach areas.
Features
- Manual retracting rail wheels to change over to casters.
- Retractable Safety lanyards with two full-body arrest harnesses.
- Handheld control pendant.
- 24VDC power complete with 2 gel cell batteries
- built-in battery charger and battery charge indicator
- Driven hydraulically by two (2) wheels and two (2) wheels complete with swing axle
for maneuverability - Two (2) section extendable ladder to also allow access from a pit
- Two (2) safety bumpers and tape switch to halt the movement of the scaffold for the nose
protection - E-Stop
